Ontario County deputies are warning residents there of a phone scam. They say the victims recently reported that they got a call from someone representing himself as a lawyer.
The victims are advised that a loved one has been arrested and is in jail in another state and needs bail money to get out of jail.
The victim is then advised to buy gift cards in the amount of the bail which is usually several thousand dollars. The person is then told to call the lawyer, who takes the numbers from the gift cards and exchanges it for cash.
Anyone who has been a victim of that type of scam is asked to call the Ontario County Sheriff's Department at 585-394-4560.
